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SrI:
SrImathE Gopaladesika mahadesikaya nama:

Dearest all, 

Todayâs verse is the 28th verse. 
Let us continue to enjoy the wonderful commentary of His Holiness Srimath 
Paravakkottai Andavan of Sri Poundarikapuram Swami ashramam, Srirangam â 
translated into English by Sri CG Balaji Swami. 

kaRavaikaL pin cenRu kaanam cErn^thu uNpOm *
aRivu onRum illaatha aaykkulaththu * un^thannaip
piRavi peRun^ thanaip puNNiyam yaam utaiyOm *
kuRai onRum illaatha kOvin^thaa * un^ thannOtu
uRavEl namakku iNGku ozhikka ozhiyaathu *
aRiyaatha piLLaikaLOm anpinaal * un^ thannai
ciRupEr azhaiththanavum cIRi aruLaathE *
iRaivaa! nI thaaraay paRai ElOr empaavaay.      28.

In the first verse Andal says -nArAyaNanE namakkE paRai tharuvaan
â The Lord is one who is to be attained by us. He is also the means
of this attainment. Andal elaborates on this in this verse and the
verse to follow. The path of sharanagathi has been told here on the
pretext of nombu observance.

Kannan says, âI have already accepted to give you all those
things that you have asked me for, starting from âsoodagamE. But yet,
it seems you have something else to ask me of. What is it?â
The Gopis reply, âOur earlier pleads were meant for our own.
You also consented to observe the nombu ritual with us. But now
our sole aim is to attain the bliss of your divine communion. â
Kannan asks, âThat fruit is indeed deliverance. In order to
attain that, one should follow the paths of either bhakti or
sharanagathi. What path have you chosen? One should perform the
sacrificial oblations without fail, as per oneâs status and should
refrain from seeking the fruits of the actions thereof. One should
realise the essential nature of the self and should behold the
supreme soul that is the in-dweller in all sentient and non-sentient
orders. Such a supreme soul needs to be incessantly meditated
upon and at His lotus feet should a soul surrender itself. Now, what
have you done?â

The Gopis reply, âkaRavaigaL pinsenRu kaanam sErndhunbOm â The unwise is 
often compared to a cow. We do not possess a good
mind like that of a cow. We only follow the cows and take them to
the forest to graze. We take our food there and come back with the
cattle in the evening.â 

Kannan continues, âThat aside, not being knowledgeable is
not a big issue. Have you at least sought imparts from a noble
teacher?â

The Gopis say, âTo us, the cattle are like the revered
preceptors Vasishta and Vishwamitra. We partake the milk that is
given by these cattle. Where else could we get a more relishing
fodder? Moreover, we do not live in the lands that are the habitat of
noble souls who would bestow their fellowmen with all good and
auspicious things. We live in the dense grasslands. Moreover we
hail from the ancestry of the naÃve and the unintelligent cowherds.
Kannan says, âSet that aside. At least you should have grazed
your cattle in the forests of my liking like Ahobilam,
Naimisharanyam, Badarikashramam and Veeksharanyam in order
to aspire for moksham.

The Gopis say, âOh we were not choosy about the forests that
we took our cattle to graze. We just followed the cattle and the day
as it went byâ.

Kannan comes back, âDo you at least have any good merits
(punyam) on your side. How will I be able to give moksham to you,
with no good merits of any sort?

Gopis come back, âWe do not know the purports of the
shastrams. But we know âunthannai piRavi peRunthannai puNNiyam yaam udaiyOm 
â â 

We have done such good deeds to have made you,
the supreme Lord to take birth in our lineage. Is it not our merit
that we are bestowed with the fortune of being able to say that
Kannan, the Lord, belongs to our Yadavakulam? Though we are not
deserving, yet, you are the unblemished and the unsullied â 

kuRai onRum illaadha Govindhaaa! â. 

You are perfect and absolute. Whatever be
the want of the devotees, you bestow it on them plentifully. Have
you not taken your birth amongst us to relieve us from all our
torments and to grant us with the wealth of emancipation?â

unthannOdu uRavEl namakku ingu ozhikka ozhiyaadhu  â The Gopis say, âYou 
are our close relative. 

Our relation may neither be disowned by you nor may be renounced by us. It is 
also not plausible for both of us to relinquish this relation. In the 
masterservient relationship, the master is the one who ordains and the servient 
does it to the delight of his master. We have many such bindings between us. Oh 
Naaranane! I am not there without you
and you are not there without me. This is established beyond
doubt.

aRiyaadha piLLaigaLOm anbinaal unthannai siRupEr azhaitthanavum seeRiyaruLAdhE  
â Having forgone your virtue of supremacy, you have come and taken birth 
amidst us in the lineage of the Yadavas. 

You have endeared yourself to us unassumingly. Apart from your
supremacy, you are the in-dweller, the supporter, the inner-controller,
the object of attainment and the means of attainment. 

We had addressed you with the term âNarayanaâ, that reflects all
these purports completely. Have you been made indignant?
Moreover your supremacy is unmatched and we have been
addressing you singularly as Yadava, Krishna and others. Has that
made you indignant? If that is so, with your abundant mercy,
kindly forgive us for all those transgressions. We might have
committed many transgressions out of our unbounded love for you.
If oneâs hands and legs commit mistakes, then is it correct for him
to punish them? If the teeth bite the tongue, then do we tear the
tongue off? Is it not your responsibility to bear with all the
transgressions of your dim-witted sub-servients? We therefore
surrender ourselves unto you for forgiveness.â

iRaivaaa! Nee thaaraay paRai  â Oh Lord, pray bestow on us the object of our 
desire. Though we adore and worship the Lord with utmost devotion,
at the end of it we should seek His forgiveness and express our
gratitude to Him for bearing with all those transgressions that we
might have committed in the name of Bhagavad-aradhanam. This
is the hidden purport of this verse

Andal ThiruvaDigaLE  SaraNam
Regards
Namo narayana
dAsan



      

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